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Innovation Wednesday’s The RanMarine WasteShark
Posted on: 02 Jun 2023
The degree of cleanliness of any space often tells the story of the owners or the inhabitants of the area. According to the stats, the world produces about 300 million tonnes of plastic with between 5 and 12 million tonnes of that finding its way into the oceans. Moreover, in 2020 South Africa was ranked […]
The Robot Predator with an Appetite for Waste
Posted on: 04 May 2023
The latest innovation from RanMarine Technology, the WasteShark is the marine drone cleaning up the world’s waterways. CEO, Richard Hardiman, tells us more. Making waves in news circles as a ground-breaking robotics innovation, the WasteShark is an aquadrone designed to remove plastics and floating debris from our waters. After launching in London’s Canary Wharf last […]
The plastic-eating ‘robot shark’ cleaning up the River Thames
Posted on: 04 May 2023
A robotic shark that gobbles up plastic waste has been let loose in London’s docklands, to clean up the water by removing the equivalent of more than 22,700 plastic bottles per day, according to its developers. The battery-powered electric catamaran, called WasteShark, can travel up to 5km through water before needing a recharge and collect […]
Battery-powered ‘shark’ cleans plastic-infested waters
Posted on: 29 Mar 2023
WasteShark catamaran can be remote-controlled or autonomous A robotic shark that gobbles up plastic waste has been let loose in London’s docklands, to clean up the water by removing the equivalent of more than 22,700 plastic bottles per day, according to its developers. The battery-powered electric catamaran, called WasteShark, can travel up to five kilometres through […]
Ranmarine technology teams up with aqua libra and canary wharf
Posted on: 17 Mar 2023
RANMARINE TECHNOLOGY TEAMS UP WITH AQUA LIBRA AND CANARY WHARF GROUP TO LAUNCH LONDON’S FIRST WASTESHARK TO ELIMINATE WASTE FROM WATERWAYS AHEAD OF GLOBAL RECYCLING DAY RanMarine Technology teams up with businesses to restore clean water in London London, England, 17 March 2023 – RanMarine Technology teamed up with the Canary Wharf Group (CWG), Britvic, […]
Robot shark
Posted on: 02 Mar 2023
‘Robot shark’ from startup RanMarine collects waste from the canals of Zaandam: Rotterdam company is aiming for ’round of millions’ to conquer the US Frequent visitors to the Zaandam city center will have already seen him: the so-called ‘Veulvreter’. Here, in the Gedempte Gracht, a small white boat sails once a week with an insatiable […]
The shark that collects waste and data
Posted on: 21 Feb 2023
If you look carefully, staring at the water, you will see it: a shark with a huge open mouth. But no fish, plankton or unsuspecting swimmers disappear into this shark’s mouth: the WasteShark catches plastic and other waste. RanMarine’s promising prototype has developed into a mature water robot that cleans water worldwide. Creator Richard Hardiman: […]
WasteSharks – Taking a bite out of water pollution
Posted on: 21 Feb 2023
The state of the planet, and particularly our bodies of water, is becoming of greater concern every day. Some estimates are that one million plastic bottles are sold every minute across the globe, many of these ending up in waterways. One man who is making a massive difference in that regard is Cape Town’s own, […]
Best robots of CES 2023
Posted on: 19 Jan 2023
Editor’s Picks: best robots of CES 2023 By Mike Oitzman | January 12, 2023 The consumer electronics show (CES) is the largest event for consumer product launches in the world. I had the opportunity to attend CES for the first time this year, and it was an overwhelming experience. With over 3,200 vendors, there is so much to […]
RanMarine Technology shows first electric harvesting vessel to fight waterway pollution
Posted on: 17 Jan 2023
Dutch scale-up RanMarine Technology says that debris intentionally or accidentally ends up in the world’s lakes, waterways, and other marine environments every day. There is no body of water that does not experience this problem, according to the company, with the unsightly debris being a threat to marine life, navigational safety, and human health. That’s why it […]